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The National Emblem of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea is the coat of arms of North Korea, officially known as the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. The current version adopted in 1993 is based on a design that was used since the foundation of the republic in 1948. Two previous versions were briefly in use in the late 1940s. Prominent features on the emblem are a red star, a hydroelectric plant (the Sup'ung dam) and Mount Paektu. The design bears similarities to the emblem of the Soviet Union and other emblems of the socialist heraldic style. ==History== When Korea was liberated in 1945, it had no emblem. The first equivalent of an emblem appeared on January 1, 1946, printed below a speech of Kim Il-sung in the newspaper ''Chǒngro''. It features the Korean Peninsula surrounded by ribbons. This was the only time it was ever used, and between 1946 and 1948 a simple outline of the peninsula was displayed in its place. This was intended to signal that the North and the South are one country.〔 However, in July 1948 as the division of Korea loomed, North Korea adopted its first constitution. This constitution defined the North Korean emblem, but the emblem was in use for only two months. It features a furnace, as opposed to a hydroelectric plant on later designs.〔 On September 9, 1948, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea was declared and a new emblem adopted. It is likely that the Soviets dictated the change of the emblem. This is evident in the chosen motif: the Sup'ung hydroelectric plant was built by the Japanese during the occupation of Korea and as such was not comfortable as symbol of national pride for the Koreans. However, North Korean sources claim that Kim Il-sung was behind the design. In 1993, the emblem was further amended to feature Mount Paektu, an important symbol of the power of the Kim family dynasty. File:Coat of arms of northern Korea (reconstruction).jpg|Reconstruction of the first equivalent of an emblem published in ''Chǒngro'' in 1946 File:Coat of arms of northern Korea (July-September 1948), black&white.png|The emblem defined by the 1948 constitution but only used for two months File:Emblem of North Korea (1948).svg|The emblem used from the foundation of the republic until 1993 features a generic mountain range. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Emblem of North Korea」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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